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Leaders agreed on Ukraine deal, ceasefire from February 15
More to come… …read more Source: World...
IMF, Ukraine in deal for $17.5 billion bailout: Lagarde
The International Monetary Fund and conflict-torn Ukraine have reached a preliminary deal on a new financial rescue plan worth $17.5 billion dollars that could be a “turning point” for Kyiv, Christine Lagarde said Feb. 12. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
IMF has agreed $17.5 bln funding facility with Ukraine
The IMF chief said Ukraine would receive additional funding from other sources, with the overall package around $40 billion. …read more Source: World...
No Progress Reported as Ukraine Peace Talks Continue
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany continued meetings early Thursday aimed at ending the Ukraine crisis after engaging in marathon all-night talks in the Belarusian capital. During a break in the talks, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said the negotiations are ongoing but there is “no good news yet” on a...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko: No good news yet on peace talks
President Petro Poroshenko says Russia is imposing “unacceptable” conditions in talks aimed at ending Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: AL...
‘No good news’ as Ukraine peace talks drag on
Ukraine said on Feb. 12 there was no good news yet after 14 hours of tortuous talks between Kiev, Moscow, Berlin and France, as the Kremlin was posing “unacceptable conditions” on ending the 10-month conflict in the ex-Soviet country …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko: No good news yet on peace talks
More to this story There is “no good news yet” from a marathon four-way peace summit in Minsk, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said, as Russia is imposing “unacceptable” conditions. “Unfortunately there’s no good news yet,” Poroshenko told AFP news agency on Thursday of the talks involving the...
Hopes of agreement after Ukraine peace talks
Four leaders involved in Ukraine peace talks in the Belarussian capital left the negotiating room after hours of talks overnight, Interfax news agency said. But a Reuters correspondent said he believed Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande were still there, with Vladimir Putin in a different place at the summit...
Ukraine conflict talks continue
Leaders of France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia are still working to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Hopes of agreement after Ukraine peace talks, source says
By Pavel Polityuk and Elizabeth Pineau The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France may be close to agreement following all-night talks on resolving the Ukraine conflict, diplomatic sources said on Thursday. Details remained unclear after more than 12 hours of peace talks in the Belarus capital Minsk, with one source saying there was hope...
